[GreaterPhilly] Fwd: [NFB-Conventions] 2024 NFB of California Convention March 14--17, 2024 in Sacramento

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> From: David Andrews via NFB-Conventions <nfb-conventions at nfbnet.org>
> Date: January 21, 2024 at 1:47:34 PM EST
> To: nfb-conventions at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [NFB-Conventions] 2024 NFB of California Convention March 14--17, 2024 in  Sacramento
> Reply-To: David Andrews <dandrews920 at comcast.net>
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>> I’d like to invite anyone from the wider Federation to come check out our California convention this March 1417, just prior to the CSUN digital accessibility event.  We’ll be featuring driverless cars, advances in video game accessibility, tactile art/design techniques and other compelling topics of interest to the blindness community.  We have a virtual registration option for anyone who cannot travel to Sacramento in person.
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>> <https://www.nfbcal.org/2024-state-convention/>https://www.nfbcal.org/2024-state-convention/
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>> Tim Elder
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>> President
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>> National Federation of the Blind of California
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>> <mailto:president at nfbcal.org>president at nfbcal.org
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>> (916) 382-0372
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>> http://www.nfbcal.org/
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>> Did you know that blind Californians are holding monthly meetings in your region over Zoom and telephone?  Check out our virtual local chapter and division meetings.  All are welcome to attend.
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>> <http://www.nfbcal.org/chapters-and-divisions/>http://www.nfbcal.org/chapters-and-divisions/
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>> From: State-Affiliate-Leadership-List <state-affiliate-leadership-list-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Maryland President via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List
>> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2024 11:13 AM
>> To: 'State Affiliate Leadership List' <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Maryland President <president at nfbmd.org>
>> Subject: [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] 2024 NFB of Maryland State Convention - Pre-registration and Hotel Reservations Deadline January 31, 2024
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>> Expect Much, Give Much, Get Much!
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>> You will not want to miss the NFB of Maryland state convention at the Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel in Towson which takes place on February 16 - 18, 2024.  Come and meet our National Representative, Kevan Worley.
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>> You may reserve your room by calling the Sheraton Baltimore North at 410-321-7400.  Convention Room Rates:  Standard Room - $99 per night. Tax on sleeping rooms is 17.5%.  These room rates start on Thursday, February 15, 2024.  The deadline for making room reservations has been extended to January 25, 2024.
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>> Please note the new date and location, as the NFB of Maryland Board of Directors voted to move the 2023 convention and combine it with the 2024 convention in light of the abrupt closure of our original venue in October 2023.  Those who pre-registered for the original in-person convention will have their registration transferred to the new date.  Those who registered for the virtual mini-convention/business meeting that we held in November will need to register separately for the 2023 – 2024 in person convention.  However, individuals will need to make a new reservation with the hotel directly, as all previous hotel reservations at the Delta were not transferred to the Sheraton.
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>> Pre-registration is open through January 25, 2024.  Visit <https://nfbmd.org/convention>https://nfbmd.org/convention to register online, or look in your mailbox for hard copy registration forms.
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>> Below are the prices for the various convention activities (prices are per person unless otherwise stated):
>>   * Pre-registration = $25 until January 215, 2024; $30 on-site
>>   * Banquet ticket = $55 until January 25, 2024; $60 on-site
>>   * Parent, Senior, or Student Luncheon ticket = $30 until January 25, 2024; $35 on-site
>>   * Friday boxed lunch = $20 until January 25, 2024; $25 on-site
>>   * Dinner & a Play ticket = $25 until January 25, 2024; $25 on-site
>>   * Transportation from New Carrollton Train Station = $50 until January 25, 2024; this covers round-trip travel
>>   * Childcare = $30 per day and on sliding scale based on need
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>> We will have seminars and workshops on:
>>   * NFB philosophy
>>   * Membership recruitment, development, and retention
>>   * First Aid
>>   * Sound bath and acupuncture
>>   * Technology skills
>>   * Adjustment to blindness training
>>   * Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
>>   * And much, much more
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>> Our seniors, students, merchants, and parents divisions will each hold a seminar.  The seniors will focus on wills and estate planning and other ways for financial and medical literacy.  The parents will, among many other fantastic features, welcome Casey Robertson, an acclaimed professor who teaches teachers of blind students.  Our students will welcome NABS representative Hunter Kuester.  Our merchants will have a presentation from the Maryland Secretary of Commerce.
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>> We’ll host Braille is Beautiful, which is dramatic reading of Braille, and we’ll conduct the graduation ceremony for our Narrowing the Gap Teachers, who became certified in teaching blind students through a partnership between NFB, NFB of Maryland, the Maryland State Department of Education, and Louisiana Tech University.
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>> We’ll host a career fair to connect blind job seekers with employers.  We’ll celebrate our affiliate past presidents in honor of Presidents’ Day Weekend, and we’ll hear from a very special surprise guest.
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>> And this is just a taste of what you can expect at our Convention.  All are welcome!  You don’t want to miss it!
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>> Register today!  Visit Nfbmd.org/convention for more information.
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>> Ronza Othman, President
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>> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
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>> 443-426-4110
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>> Pronouns: she, her, hers
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>> The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back
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